A boundary value problem with a nonlocal condition for a system of ordinary differential equations (Q5935960)

The author studies the following boundary value problem for a system of ordinary differential equations \[ \frac{d^2u}{dx^2}-A(x)u=f(x),\tag{1} \] \[ u(0)=\mu,\tag{2} \] \[ u(1)=cu(\xi)+d.\tag{3} \] Here, \(A(x)\) is a square positive definite vector matrix, \(f(x)\), \(\mu\), and \(d\) are given \(n\)-vectors, \(u(x)=(u_1(x),u_2(x),\cdots,u_n(x))^T\) is the unknown vector function, \(c\) is a number, and \(0<\xi<1\). The specific feature of this problem is that, instead of an ordinary boundary condition, it contains the nonlocal condition (3), which involves the values of the unknown function at the boundary points as well as at an interior point of the interval \([0,1]\). The author gives existence and uniqueness conditions on problem (1)--(3), as well as he gives the solution to this problem by finite-difference methods.